Is pool a game or sport?

Is pool a game or sport?

Is pool a game or sport?

Billiards is a sport, and you can play different games within the sport: eight- ball, nine- ball, three ball, one pocket and bank pool. Pocket Billiards has been declared a Sport by the Olympic Committee.

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Is pool a international game?
Yes, pool is a sport, including all the variations of pool such as eight-ball
eight-ball
Eight-ball (also spelled 8-ball or eightball, and sometimes called solids and stripes, spots and stripes or rarely highs and lows) is a discipline of pool played on a billiard table with six pockets, cue sticks, and sixteen billiard balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls ).
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Eight-ball - Wikipedia
, nine-ball
nine-ball
Noun. nine-ball (uncountable) A form of pool in which players must hit with the cue ball the object ball with the lowest numerical value, but may legally pot any ball apart from the white; whichever player pots the nine ball wins the game.
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nine-ball - Wiktionary
, ten-ball, or snooker. Cue Sports are recognized internationally and even have their own governing bodies. The phrase Cue Sports is an umbrella term to describe any variation of snooker or billiards.
2024-03-21 01:05:30


What is a game but not a sport?
Games not Sports
Games such as chess, poker (and other card games), billiards/pool game types games (carom billiards, cribbage (pool), cushion caroms, cutthroat etc) may not be considered a sport by everyone. A game like marbles has the physical skill to be a sport, but lacks regular competition.
2024-02-08 15:46:06


What is the difference between a sport and a game?
Games and sports are very similar: a game is a physical or mental activity or contest that has rules and that people do for pleasure. A sport is a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other.
2023-11-07 10:02:17


Is esports a sport or a game uk?
In the UK, esports is classified as a game, like chess and bridge, not a sport. In some other countries around the world, where 'mind' games are classified differently, esports is recognised as a sport.
2023-02-13 16:28:47